Chapter 49 Mixed Species

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Roland rubbed his eyes, what the hell is this? If the mutation of evil beasts is still within the scope of biology and can be barely understood, the monster in front of him is obviously as absurd as in a horror movie.

From a distance, it looks like a giant tortoise with two heads, but when you get closer, you realize that it is actually two wolf heads.

Is this a Frankenstein experiment? Roland thought that the giant evil beast was almost as tall as the city wall, about six meters long, and had six legs in total, shaped like rhinoceros legs, short and thick. But the size of one foot alone is equivalent to the torso of an adult. And the head... The two wolf heads are not like the two-headed monsters that are common in movies. They either raised their heads and roared in turn, or bit each other, showing that no one would obey the other. They just hang low, their eyes are dull, and they move slowly like walking dead.

The most eye-catching thing is probably the carapace on the back of the evil beast. The taupe surface is dull and covered with algae. Just looking at it, it feels extremely hard. It is like a turtle shell, covering from head to tail. If this monster can shrink into the shell like a turtle, it will be really difficult to kill.

But Roland wasn't worried. An evil beast that moved so slowly was destined to be a target. Even if guns couldn't penetrate the carapace, it was always possible to blow the exposed wolf's head. If it is retracted into the shell, then directly put the explosives on it and blow it upside down.

"Your Highness, this is a hybrid," Iron Ax leaned over nervously, "I probably understand why there are different kinds of evil beasts moving in groups. They should be driven here by this hybrid."

Like a lion driving a flock of sheep? Roland nodded, "This is very different from the one you met last time."

"It's also the first time I've seen this type of hybrid. Although it looks clumsy, don't be careless. As long as it's a hybrid, I'm afraid it's not easy to deal with."

"It's almost within range," Roland said, "Try it with a bow and arrow first."

At this time, there was light snow in the sky, and at the same time, the changing north wind was blowing, which was not suitable for archery. But the two hunters picked by Iron Ax looked confident.

They boarded the watchtower, identified the downwind direction, and threw arrows into the air.

These two sharp arrows seemed to have eyes. After rising to the highest point, under the influence of wind and gravity, they landed on the target's carapace at an almost vertical angle.

As expected, the arrow was bounced off directly, and Roland even heard a ricochet sound in his head.

The two of them took their time and continued to nock and pull the string, and soon shot two waves in succession.

The last round of volleys had an effect, and the range of impacts was on the front of the monster. One of the sharp arrows landed precisely on the wolf's head, and the other pierced into the target's neck.

However, the other party did not roar angrily or speed up the sprint, it just paused for a moment, then retracted its head and feet into the shell, and continued to push forward slowly.

This change stunned everyone.

The evil beast looks like a lowered tank at the moment, with the lower edge of the carapace almost touching the ground. In this way, even the best archer can't shoot an arrow into its body.

"Fire the musket," Roland ordered.

Now the target is only fifty feet away from the city wall, even if it is an unrifled flintlock, there is no need to worry about missing it.

Carter, Iron Ax and others immediately approached the retaining wall, put the barrel of the gun horizontally on the top of the wall, aimed and fired.

A puff of white smoke drifted past, and Roland could clearly see the debris splashed by the bullet hitting the carapace, and a small part of the carapace cracked. The mixed species is not affected at all and still maintains the original speed.

It seems that the strength of this layer of armor still belongs to the category of carbon-based organisms, he thought, but unfortunately the lead pellets are too soft and easily deformed, so they are really not suitable for penetrating thick armor. It may not be realistic to rely on these four guns alone to smash the carapace of the hybrid species. The only way to do it is to use explosives.

Iron Ax's judgment was consistent with that of the prince, and he immediately named the deputy of the long spear team and ordered him to carry the explosives. At this time, the evil beast had already hit the city wall. Feeling that it could no longer take a step forward, its carapace vibrated rapidly, hitting the wall repeatedly like an electric hammer with extremely high frequency, immediately stone chips splashed, and several cracks spread rapidly along the cement joint.

The rubble wall has a strong ability to resist compression, but its tensile and shear properties are extremely poor, that is to say, its ability to resist vibration is almost zero. Everyone standing on the city wall felt a strong vibration, and soon, a piercing sound of friction reached everyone's ears, and the carapace of the mixed species had already cut a gap in the wall.

The impact still didn't stop, and it started moving again, embedding the entire front end of its body into the city wall.

The militiamen fled from the cracked wall one after another. Roland was picked up by the invisible Nightingale and jumped directly from the top of the wall—if someone stared at the prince at this time, he would find his feet dangling in the air when he landed, like a ghost generally.

When Faner arrived with a pack of explosives carefully, he was surprised to find that the middle of the city wall had been knocked open with a hole nearly nine feet wide. The evil beasts that had crossed the city wall stopped vibrating and continued to move forward slowly at their previous speed. .

"Hurry!" Iron Ax yelled, "Light it up and put it at the beast's feet!"

Although Faner's hands were trembling, his mind was unexpectedly clear, and every detail of handling the explosive pack during the training came to mind one by one. Different from the test product, the official product has reduced charge and is packaged by wooden boards, and waste ore fragments are filled between the drug pack and the wooden boards. At the same time, the ignition design is optimized, and the pull-type ignition of flint and copper wire is adopted. If it fails, there is still a lead wire for normal ignition at the end of the charge pack. He frantically tore off the outermost oil-soaked cloth, fastened the exposed copper wire elbow, and pulled it violently with all his strength. There was a rushing sound from the wooden box, and then smoke came out. —that's the sign of a successful ignition.

This salt-soaked fuse burns slowly, taking about ten breaths. Faner saw bursts of white smoke coming out of the box, and the surrounding world seemed to quiet down. He had seen the power of this thing before, if he exploded in his hands, he might not even have a corpse left.

Nine breaths.

Fan Na listened to the sound of his own heartbeat, silently counted the countdown, walked up to the evil beast step by step, and placed the explosive package on its path.

Five breaths.

And then it just pressed on, and nothing stopped it from going forward.

Three breaths.

Vanner turned and ran.

Two interest.

breath -

Hearing only a muffled sound, Faner felt a shock under his feet, and the world became noisy again.

He turned his head and saw white air waves rushing out from under the carapace—it was the snow that was brought up when the explosives exploded, and at first glance it looked like a mass of scattered fog. The evil beast finally stopped moving forward, as if it could no longer bear the weight it was carrying, the huge armor crashed to the ground. Then black blood surged out from the lower edge of the carapace, soaking the surrounding ground.

"Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

There was a burst of cheers from the crowd.

Faner sat down on the ground, only now did he realize that his clothes had been soaked in cold sweat.

it is finally over.

When everyone thought so, the high-pitched hum of the horn rang through the border again.

Another wave of evil beasts emerged from the horizon and rushed towards this border town.

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